Parents & Children

The Mystery of the Poisoned Water Jug

by webs
Thursday, April 06, 2006Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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““[tag]Poisoning[/tag] shocks best, brightest in science high school”. Upon reading the news, I could only shake my head at the cruelty of this sick joke. Kids create pranks now and then but this is just too much. My friend Cathy Babao-Guballa aka Nancy Drew , blogged about The Mystery of the Poisoned Water Jug , an inside story.

Now it can be toldÃ¢â‚¬Â¦”“J” was not the first victim, mind you, she was the fourth, but the worst hit, in a string of poisoning cases that had been plaguing this high school for brilliant minds over the last few months. It was only when ““J” finally hovered between life and death, did the pieces of the puzzle finally fit.

Chocolate Lover & The Micro entrepreneurs

by webs
Wednesday, April 05, 2006Saturday, December 27, 2008
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My daughter dragged me to Chocolate Lover , in Quezon City yesterday because she wanted to try her hand in chocolate molding. It’s been years since I’ve molded some [tag]chocolates[/tag] but the process remains fresh in my mind. When the kids were well, little kids, I stayed mostly at home except when I needed to meet clients for real estate transactions. My hobbies varied from cross-stitching, grandmother’s quilting, Chocolate candy making, cake decorating, baking and crafts. I even baked and iced their birthday cakes. How proud my kids were when I churned out Barbie themed or cutesy dolly cakes. The smell of cinnamon and molasses filled the air during the Christmas season. Christmas decors created by the girls and myself adorned our little home. That was until I discovered the internet in 1995 and neglected all those hobbies behind. But hey, those days were not in vain. My kids still do crafts and baking. During special occasions, I still bake but I avoid cake decorating with fancy designs.

Generation Net:First Filipino Kids in the Internet

by webs
Tuesday, April 04, 2006Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Who were the First Filipino kids in the internet? My daughter dubbed these kids as the Generation Next, Generation Net in 1998:

A decade ago, the world was totally different. Nail polish were red or pink, those little peace signs were everywhere, everyone were wearing flowers all over their clothes and the Beatles rocked the house. Now, nail polish are in practically any colour, smileys are everywhere and Boyzone rules. Now the people from the last decade says we’re the generation next. Is it true? It sure is. And we’re not just the generation next but the generation net.

Today, these generation net kids are in their early twenties.

Shopping & the Balikbayan Box

by webs
Sunday, April 02, 2006Thursday, April 06, 2006
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My daughter’s [tag]balikbayan box[/tag] which she left last summer in San Francisco arrived today. She went on a shopping frenzy after I praised her for her thriftiness and being a wise shopper. But I think she went overboard with the expense on her last week. haha. Inside the box, I discovered several crotchet books, crotchet threads, school supplies , books and catnip for her Siamese Cat. And Quilting and Craft books? That’s odd because Lauren doesn’t quilt. Hmm?

The ultimate stage mother?

by webs
Thursday, March 30, 2006Thursday, June 22, 2006
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I believe that college kids are responsible enough to take care of their own peer problems. So why did the mother of an actress confront… Read More »The ultimate stage mother?

Corporal Punishment Part 2

by webs
Wednesday, March 29, 2006Thursday, April 06, 2006

Remember that 9 year old who died after allegedly being made to swallow pencil shavings by her teacher? Autopsy showed she died from acute tonsilitis… Read More »Corporal Punishment Part 2

Real Estate dreams

by webs
Tuesday, March 28, 2006Thursday, April 06, 2006
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For one hour, the fountains stared at me or rather, I stared at the fountains of Ayala Tower 1. Out of boredom, I took a picture. Click.
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I felt like a stage mother all over again. Waiting for my daughter as always.

Twenty years ago…

by webs
Saturday, March 25, 2006Thursday, April 06, 2006
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Twenty years ago, Freedom Constitution took effect .

Twenty years ago, my husband was cramming for his labor law exams.

The rebirth of a stage mother

by Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Tuesday, March 21, 2006Friday, December 16, 2016
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Gone are the days when I’d wait patiently by the lobby of the ballet studio, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Folk Arts Theater or wherever my 2 girls performed piano, ballet, voice recitals or a choir performance. Ohh, how enthralled I was listening or watching them on stage! Tying their hair to a neat bun, dabbling with their makeup or lugging their costumes were now a thing of the past. Those were my stage mother years. My hubby thought I was this frustrated mother who used her girls as a tool for her unfulfilled ambitions. Haha. Funny. My maternal instinct sought to develop the God-given talents of my daughters. I cannot for the life of me, carry a tune or tap my toes so there were no ballerina or opera singer dreams.

First Breastfeeding station

by Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Monday, March 20, 2006Thursday, April 06, 2006
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Ah, the predicament of breastfeeding in public. Lauren only drank breast milk for 8 months because infant formula caused her colicky pains. Knowing the difficulty of breastfeeding in public, I usually brought along stored breast milk . The opening of the breastfeeding station in SM Megamall is indeed good news for mothers.